THR Interviews Steven Ogg; EW on Andrew Lincoln’s Finale Thoughts

Posted by Carolyn Koo

7 months ago

This week, The Hollywood Reporter interviews Steven Ogg about Simon’s demise, while Entertainment Weekly gets Andrew Lincoln’s thoughts on the Season 8 Finale. Plus, EW has a finale preview. Read on for more:

• Interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter about Simon’s death at Negan’s hands, Steven Ogg says, “Jeffrey [Dean Morgan] really sold it, choking me out. He went for it. That was one of the most psychotic moments we’ve ever seen Negan in.”

• Andrew Lincoln shares his thoughts on the Season 8 Finale with Entertainment Weekly: “I would say this is a smorgasbord. I think you’ve got everything in this one. It’s quite an unusual structure, but it’s very emotional, I hope, because that’s what I felt [while filming]. It’s epic.”

• Entertainment Weekly spotlights a Season 8 Finale preview video, where “we see the Saviors preparing to go to war.”

• TV Guide focuses on Carl’s letter to Rick, calling it “a heartfelt vision of the future, wherein Carl makes the case that Rick can help provide a sense of safety and normalcy for the people from the Kingdom, Hilltop and even the Sanctuary because they all deserve it.”

• Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter also has Carl’s letter to Negan, as “transcribed from Michonne’s recitation.”

• Steven Ogg tells ComicBook.com that Simon “all of the sudden, he became this right hand man.”

• Den of Geek decides to “reminisce about a handful of The Walking Dead‘s most memorable and shocking character deaths right from day one.”

• Discussing Jadis and Rick’s relationship, Pollyanna McIntosh tells Insider, “I think it’s about more than just an attraction. I think there’s more going on here and all will be revealed.”

• Sonequa Martin-Green tells Essence about how much she admired Sasha’s story arc: “I came onto the show [with] Sasha very closed off, very pragmatic, very rough with this really thick barrier. I wasn’t open for connection. Then I got broken down in the best way by these people in my circle, by love and romance.”

• CBR.com reports that the “most memorable one-liners of The Walking Dead‘s most infamous villain will be collected in The Quotable Negan, an upcoming book by series creator Robert Kirkman.”